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. PROCESS 0i POLISHING WOODEN RINGS. No, 280,520. fatented July 3, 1883.

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UNITED STATES PATENT ()FFIGE.

THOMAS J. SAMMONS, or CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO HIMSELF ANI EGBERT B. CLARK, or SAME PLACE.

PROCESS OF POLISHING WOODEN RINGS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 280,520, dated July 3, 1883. Application filed January 10, 1881. Renewed December 4, [882. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, THoMAs J. SAMMONS, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, and a citizen of the United States, have invented new and useful Improvements in Processes of Polishing WVooden Rings, of which the following is a full description.

In the drawings, Figure 1 shows a side view and a cross-section of a revolving receptacle or tumbler having holes in the ends for the.

passage of air. Fig. 2 represents a ring to be polished. Fig. 3 represents one of the balls used.

A specific description of the devices used will not be necessary, as the mechanism is not claimed.

Large numbers of wood rings are used for curtain-rings and other purposes, and such rings must be nicely polished, which heretofore has been accomplished with considerable labor. My invention is designed to save labor in polishing such rings, which I accomplish as follows: Ifirst put the rings in a suitable revolving barrel or tumbler with a number of sanded balls small enough to pass freely through the rings, and then cause the barrel or tumbler t1 rotate rapidly about two hours. The actio1 of the balls on the rings is such that they wil be in effect thoroughly sandpapered. I pro vide this tumbler or barrel with a number 0 holes in the circumference, to allow the saw and dust to escape.

I am aware that articles have been (302M361 with japan and similar substances by revolv ing them in a vessel with small shot and rivet or collets, which serve to distribute the sub stance on the articles to be coated; but sucl is not my invention.

What I claim is As an improvement in polishing rings, th process herein described, consisting of tum bling the rings in a receptacle containin sanded balls of less diameter than the interio diameter of the rings for the purpose of in? parting to the rings a smooth inte joga ud e3 terior, as set forth. ffl

THOMAS J. SAMMONS.

Vitnesses O. W. BOND, A. H. Animus. 

